Baltimore's heaviest December snow fell three years ago today

Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun

Three years ago today, Baltimore was being buried with upwards of 2 feet of snow in some areas in its heaviest December snowfall on record.

The storm was something of a surprise, according to the Maryland Weather blog archives: Even a day before it arrived, snowfall predictions were lower but quickly creeping upward. National Weather Service forecasters called for 5-10 inches across the region at first, while other weather watchers predicted a foot or more.

The weather service later that day, Dec. 18, bumped its forecast to 1 to 2 feet. Foot's Forecast, which that winter gained a significant following during the December storm and Snowmageddon that February, pegged it nearly on the nose with a prediction of 2 feet of snow.